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internet surveillance
14 min read
A three-step guide to becoming a model Facebook citizen in Egypt
Samir al-Nimr
| I don’t remember exactly when I decided to create a parallel identity for myself on Facebook.
cybercrime law
18 min read
Data mining, privacy and the case of ‘the International’
Mohamed Hamama
| The case has raised questions about data mining, privacy and Egypt's cybersecurity laws
cybercrime law
27 min read
How you will be affected by the new cybercrime law: A guide
How the law affects users, providers, web administrators, government employees and digital experts
censorship
30 min read
Cybercrime bill nears committee approval with harsher penalties for site admins, protection for bona fides
Rania al-Abd
| The amendments include harsher punishments for website admins and ISPs that disclose user data
Mada Masr blocking case
1 min read
Video | Blocked for 300 days
The Mada Masr team relays what it's like to work as a journalist for a website that's been blocked
Communications and Information Technology Committee
11 min read
State officials dominate cybercrime bill meeting as 6 more articles approved
Rania al-Abd
| MPs were largely absent from the parliamentary meeting in which 6 articles of the bill were approved
internet surveillance
23 min read
Parliament in haste to approve cybercrime bill: Ambiguous provisions, loose definitions, legalized web censorship
Rana Mamdouh and Rania al-Abd
| 14 articles of Egypt's cybercrime bill were approved on Tuesday in a whirlwind 2-hour session
communications disruptions
11 min read
Study: Blocked access to websites, ad redirects and cryptocurrency mining in Egypt traced to Sandvine’s PacketLogic devices
Mohamed Hamama
| Study implicates US company in malicious activity
website blocks
5 min read
Egyptian government bypasses ISPs to block access to websites: Telecommunications Ministry source
Mohamed Hamama
| The websites block has been carried out through a centralized government decision, according to source
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Opinion
Sherif Azer
Twitter suspends more accounts of Egyptian activists
Pro-Mubarak Twitter users tail prominent activist
Wafaa Heikal
Why did Twitter suspend a Reuters journalist’s account in Egypt?
Account blocking, false flagging tactics, internet trolls and hate speech
Nashwa Hussein Aly
Why governments should give Twitter a break about ISIS
More than any other tech company, Twitter seems to be under fire from governments around the world —
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immorality charges
5 min read
Ongoing arrests of social media personalities on morality charges
Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression
7 min read
Report: Internet censorship has become ‘more pervasive’ in past year, 62% of blocked websites are media outlets
internet use
3 min read
Parliament passes cybercrime law regulating web content and ISP surveillance
website blocks
4 min read
Court reopens Mada Masr blocked website case for arguments
internet surveillance
3 min read
Germany cancels cyber training with Egyptian security, fearing rights abuses
freedom of the press
6 min read
Belahmar blocked, bringing total number of blocked websites to 127
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anti-terrorism law
No likes?
Andeel
| Sisi issues a new law to fight terrorism on the internet. Sisi: Still, no likes?
internet surveillance
Intelligence
Andeel
| Sisi: "Hello Ahmed, listen, what does LOL mean?"
internet surveillance
Cartoon: Can’t or won’t?
Andeel
| Caption: US$100 million for internet surveillance Sisi: "I don't want to give you..."
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